Probably the reason is the same as applied in Aurora. The Fox river runs through the middle of town and there is an East Aurora High and a West Aurora High both of which I attended back a long time ago. I believe the Fox river aso runs through Batavia.

HI Susanne, I have an Ann Donovan in my family also. She would be a sister to the person I am looking for maybe?. Anything you might find would be great. Thanks, the other Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanne Freund" <freund@fnal.gov> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > I found a reference to a John and Richard Donovan who owned a blacksmith > shop in town in 1867. In 1895 a Miss Ann Donovan sold the land............ > > I'll keep hunting for you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "howard/laura" <hfreeman@sktc.net> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:30 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > I would appreciate someone checking to see if they had a student names > Ellen > > Donovan or Mary(Mariann) Donovan. Or just any Donovan. TIA, Laura > > hfreeman@sktc.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susanne Freund" <freund@fnal.gov> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > The building that was once called the West Side High School is still > > > standing. It's an average size limestone building on the corner of > First > > > and Lincoln Streets. That building does have a plaque on it, although > I'm > > > not sure what the plaque reads. It currently houses an accountants > > > office.......... > > > > > > I can certainly check the date on the plaque for you and check with the > > > library for the other items you listed. Any name(s) in particular > you're > > > looking for remembrances on? > > > > > > Contact me at the below e-mail, if you like.........or even phone me. > > Work > > > hours M-F 7-3 Central. > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > Susanne Freund > > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > > (630) 840-3876 > > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > > freund@fnal.gov > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings > > who > > > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report > > cards, > > > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > > > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is > a > > > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Susanne Freund > > > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > > > stood > > > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > Susanne Freund > > > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > > > (630) 840-3876 > > > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > > > freund@fnal.gov > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? > The > > > name > > > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > > > down in > > > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school > in > > > 1900. > > > > > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > > > > > Laura > > > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of > RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >

on 4/5/03 10:00 AM, Donald Spring at dspring@charter.net wrote: > Probably the reason is the same as applied in Aurora. The Fox river runs > through the middle of town and there is an East Aurora High and a West > Aurora High both of which I attended back a long time ago. I believe the Fox > river aso runs through Batavia. True...and getting from this side to that side just to go to school would have been "too much" probably. It is still quite a journey in any of the Fox River towns.... Kristy

First Laura.... < the 1907 graduation exercises for the East Side school were held in the < Baptist church and the West Siders had their commencement at the < Congregational church. Neither had their own school building. <Why churches though? Makes me wonder if the schools were east and west <because of geography only or was there a religious component involved? This is only a guess from a small-town Illinois girl...but I would think it quite likely that they used the churches because of seating. There would be a "stage" and lots of places for proud families to sit while the ceremony progressed. And, probably, for free or at least very low cost, to the District. Plus, it seems that there was little thought given to "separation of church and state" as far as cooperative spirit was concerned. I didn't graduate until 1959 (far from 1907 and, distressingly, nearly as far from 2003...but I digress...) and we used church buildings upon occasion, and even had some "religious" services in the high school gym. "Small town" may be the key word. I assume that the beginings of the town when they were lucky to have a building that could be used for "all" gatherings (not living and not a saloon) might have still been an influence in 1907. I'll be watching to see if anyone with local (Batavia) information has a more accurate view. Kristy from Plano

Susanne, This is very interesting. And it would certainly explain why the 1907 graduation exercises for the East Side school were held in the Baptist church and the West Siders had their commencement at the Congregational church. Neither had their own school building. Why churches though? Makes me wonder if the schools were east and west because of geography only or was there a religious component involved? But back to my original question...are there any records from the grade school? the first Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: Susanne Freund To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia I've never heard of a Catholic HS in Batavia........ Prior to 1910 there must have been two high schools, not actual high school only buildings, but certain classrooms in a school building comprised of high schoolers - one on the East and one on the West. In 1910-11 both East and West school systems were consolidated into one. I'm assuming that the high school, after consolidation, was housed in the gothic looking building that the "other Laura" is referring to. If I'm reading my Batavia books correctly (I'm flipping between three of them, at the moment), that building was once the old Methodist Church, at 355 First Street, which was bought by the school district and renamed (eventually) McWayne School. This old McWayne School was torn down in 1950 and a new one built on the propery. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout

I found a reference to a John and Richard Donovan who owned a blacksmith shop in town in 1867. In 1895 a Miss Ann Donovan sold the land............ I'll keep hunting for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "howard/laura" <hfreeman@sktc.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > I would appreciate someone checking to see if they had a student names Ellen > Donovan or Mary(Mariann) Donovan. Or just any Donovan. TIA, Laura > hfreeman@sktc.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susanne Freund" <freund@fnal.gov> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > The building that was once called the West Side High School is still > > standing. It's an average size limestone building on the corner of First > > and Lincoln Streets. That building does have a plaque on it, although I'm > > not sure what the plaque reads. It currently houses an accountants > > office.......... > > > > I can certainly check the date on the plaque for you and check with the > > library for the other items you listed. Any name(s) in particular you're > > looking for remembrances on? > > > > Contact me at the below e-mail, if you like.........or even phone me. > Work > > hours M-F 7-3 Central. > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Susanne Freund > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > (630) 840-3876 > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > freund@fnal.gov > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings > who > > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report > cards, > > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Susanne Freund > > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > > stood > > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > Susanne Freund > > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > > (630) 840-3876 > > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > > freund@fnal.gov > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > > name > > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > > down in > > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > > 1900. > > > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > > > Laura > > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > >

I've never heard of a Catholic HS in Batavia........ Prior to 1910 there must have been two high schools, not actual high school only buildings, but certain classrooms in a school building comprised of high schoolers - one on the East and one on the West. In 1910-11 both East and West school systems were consolidated into one. I'm assuming that the high school, after consolidation, was housed in the gothic looking building that the "other Laura" is referring to. If I'm reading my Batavia books correctly (I'm flipping between three of them, at the moment), that building was once the old Methodist Church, at 355 First Street, which was bought by the school district and renamed (eventually) McWayne School. This old McWayne School was torn down in 1950 and a new one built on the propery. ----- Original Message ----- From: "howard/laura" <hfreeman@sktc.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Susanne, would that have been the only High School in Batavia at that time. > Or would there have been a Catholic High School? Thanks, another Laura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Susanne Freund > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > stood > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Susanne Freund > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > (630) 840-3876 > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > freund@fnal.gov > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > >

Laura, I'm afraid I don't, but here's an interesting tidbit from the Batavia Herald, May 30, 1907 issue: "The East Side school exercises will occur on the evening of June 6, and will be held in the Baptist church. The graduating class is composed of the following members; Carl Hohenstein, Nellie Averill, Bertha Wright, Erma Jeffrey, Marie Pipping. The West Siders will have their commencement on June 19 at the Cong'l church and the class is composed of the following; Ruth Redborg, Alice Williams, Elsie Hunt, Anna Thelander, Lillian Benson, Nellie Felver, William Davis, Athorton Hobler, Carl More, Brayton Weaver, Frank Tolf, Meridith Mallory, Arthur Hobart." ----- Original Message ----- From: howard/laura To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia Laura, would you know how they were divided boundary wise? Thanks, Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Laura, > > There was an East and West High School. They graduated about a week apart.

Laura, would you know how they were divided boundary wise? Thanks, Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Laura, > > There was an East and West High School. They graduated about a week apart. > > the first Laura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: howard/laura > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:19 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > Susanne, would that have been the only High School in Batavia at that time. > Or would there have been a Catholic High School? Thanks, another Laura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Susanne Freund > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > stood > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Susanne Freund > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > (630) 840-3876 > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > freund@fnal.gov > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >

Thanks Laura :-) Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Laura, > > There was an East and West High School. They graduated about a week apart. > > the first Laura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: howard/laura > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:19 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > Susanne, would that have been the only High School in Batavia at that time. > Or would there have been a Catholic High School? Thanks, another Laura > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Susanne Freund > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > stood > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Susanne Freund > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > (630) 840-3876 > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > freund@fnal.gov > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >

I would appreciate someone checking to see if they had a student names Ellen Donovan or Mary(Mariann) Donovan. Or just any Donovan. TIA, Laura hfreeman@sktc.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanne Freund" <freund@fnal.gov> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > The building that was once called the West Side High School is still > standing. It's an average size limestone building on the corner of First > and Lincoln Streets. That building does have a plaque on it, although I'm > not sure what the plaque reads. It currently houses an accountants > office.......... > > I can certainly check the date on the plaque for you and check with the > library for the other items you listed. Any name(s) in particular you're > looking for remembrances on? > > Contact me at the below e-mail, if you like.........or even phone me. Work > hours M-F 7-3 Central. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Susanne Freund > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > Batavia, IL 60510 > (630) 840-3876 > (630) 840-2213 - fax > freund@fnal.gov > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Susanne Freund > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once > stood > > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Susanne Freund > > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > > Batavia, IL 60510 > > (630) 840-3876 > > (630) 840-2213 - fax > > freund@fnal.gov > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. >

Laura, There was an East and West High School. They graduated about a week apart. the first Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: howard/laura To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia Susanne, would that have been the only High School in Batavia at that time. Or would there have been a Catholic High School? Thanks, another Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Hi Susanne, > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susanne Freund > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once stood > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Susanne Freund > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > Batavia, IL 60510 > (630) 840-3876 > (630) 840-2213 - fax > freund@fnal.gov > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Listers, > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in > the early 1960s. > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. > > > > Just another limb, > > > > Laura > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb.

Susanne, I know the building to which you are referring. It's not the same school. I took pictures of that high school during a visit to Illinois a year or so ago because one of my ancestors, Frank Tolf, was the valedictorian of the 1907 graduating class there. The sign out front says something along the lines of the Old School House. The West Side School looked like the Addams family house. Remember that TV show with Gomez and Morticia? It was three stories high with tower-looking things all over the top. Marilyn Robinson of the Batavia Historical Society told me the building was torn down in the sixties. I wish I could be of more help. The picture I have is just the school, there's nothing in the background to identify it's location. Laura The building that was once called the West Side High School is still standing. It's an average size limestone building on the corner of First and Lincoln Streets. That building does have a plaque on it, although I'm not sure what the plaque reads. It currently houses an accountants office..........

Susanne, would that have been the only High School in Batavia at that time. Or would there have been a Catholic High School? Thanks, another Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Hi Susanne, > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susanne Freund > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once stood > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Susanne Freund > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > Batavia, IL 60510 > (630) 840-3876 > (630) 840-2213 - fax > freund@fnal.gov > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Listers, > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in > the early 1960s. > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. > > > > Just another limb, > > > > Laura > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com >

The building that was once called the West Side High School is still standing. It's an average size limestone building on the corner of First and Lincoln Streets. That building does have a plaque on it, although I'm not sure what the plaque reads. It currently houses an accountants office.......... I can certainly check the date on the plaque for you and check with the library for the other items you listed. Any name(s) in particular you're looking for remembrances on? Contact me at the below e-mail, if you like.........or even phone me. Work hours M-F 7-3 Central. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Susanne Freund Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group P.O. Box 500, MS 102 Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 840-3876 (630) 840-2213 - fax freund@fnal.gov ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Hi Susanne, > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susanne Freund > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once stood > and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Susanne Freund > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group > P.O. Box 500, MS 102 > Batavia, IL 60510 > (630) 840-3876 > (630) 840-2213 - fax > freund@fnal.gov > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > Listers, > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in > the early 1960s. > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. > > > > Just another limb, > > > > Laura > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > The companion web site for this list is found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Hi Susanne, I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? ----- Original Message ----- From: Susanne Freund To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once stood and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Susanne Freund Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group P.O. Box 500, MS 102 Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 840-3876 (630) 840-2213 - fax freund@fnal.gov ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Listers, > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in the early 1960s. > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. > > Just another limb, > > Laura > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb.

I live in Batavia and live a block away from where that school once stood and am near the library. What exactly are you looking for? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Susanne Freund Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory FES Infrastructure Mgt. Group P.O. Box 500, MS 102 Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 840-3876 (630) 840-2213 - fax freund@fnal.gov ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > Listers, > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in the early 1960s. > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. > > Just another limb, > > Laura > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. > >

Listers, Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The name changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn down in the early 1960s. I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in 1900. Just another limb, Laura search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout

Listers, Next week my car is spending an entire day at the dealership undergoing it's 20M mile check-up. They offered to shuttle me to the location of my choice and of course I picked the university. If you were considering asking for an obit lookup, now's the time! Check out the list of resources on my web site and let me know if I can help. Just another limb, Laura search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout

If you are interested in Paul LINDEN, write to me at hannah@teleport.com and I will send you an appropriate obituary. Please ask me for 2000-03-18 Josephine Ann "Jo Ann" Linden in order to get the right one. Kristy